Meet the Blogger

Dolores Hanley McDiarmid

Has been working in the field of blindness and visual impairments since 1981

Earned a master's degree in visual disabilities from Florida State University in 1980 and a master's degree in pastoral ministries from St. Thomas University in 2009

Currently works as public awareness project leader for Lighthouse of Broward, pioneering a new program -the first in the nation - that includes the spiritual component in the rehabilitation process

Has worked with local Catholic churches and religious educators to make parishes more aware of the needs of the visually impaired, and to help the visually impaired "see" their churches by taking tactile tours of their sanctuaries